Shoe Addicts present Galen Rupp Eugene 2012 Double Winner by the Shoe Addicts note by Larry Eder

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Rupp, Lagat, 2012 US Trials, 5,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net

Galen Rupp won the 10,000 meters in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, June 22, 2012, running a meet record of 27:25.33, in epic rain. Rupp’s last 800 meters was just north of 1:53, pretty darn impressive.

On Thursday, June 28, 2012, Galen Rupp ran 13:22.54, winning the 5,000 meters, in the last final meters, from Bernard Lagat. Running 52.54 for the last 400 meters, Rupp made his final move with 50 meters to go.

And the late Steve Prefontaine’s meet record, dating to 1972, was owned by a young man who has trained in Pre’s footsteps since he was a sophomore in high school.

In the media center, after the 5,000 meters, Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat traded compliments, enjoying the role reversal after fourteen races, Galen Rupp had turned the tables on Bernard Lagat.

The Shoe Addicts, the digital partner of Runblogrun, created this video to celebrate Nike elite athlete Galen Rupp, who showed that he is getting closer and closer to the global medal table…..

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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